Today's Nintendo Direct announced the release date of the long-awaited New Nintendo 3DS, but in North America, the system comes only in the XL size, whereas other markets appear to be getting both standard and XL sizes.
The folks at Kotaku have gotten in contact with Nintendo of America about the issue, with NOA reportedly responding:
Different territories make their own business decisions regarding individual products and timing. We think New Nintendo 3DS XL makes the most sense for our market. Nintendo makes different systems at different price points for a whole range of consumers, and New Nintendo 3DS XL simply expands those choices even further.
The company has not said whether the standard-sized New 3DS will be released in North America at a later time.